grand jeté
[ French grahnzhuh-tey ]
noun,plural grands je·tés [French grahnzhuh-tey]. /French grɑ̃ ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.
Origin of grand jeté
1Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30
Words Nearby grand jeté
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